Is it schizophrenia or spirit possession?
Tóm tắt
This paper addresses the question of whether spirit possession, a concept with a religious/spiritual base, is, in fact, more accurately defined as a major symptom of a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, and according to the Eurocentric tradition, should be treated with psychotropic medication and psychotherapy. On the other hand, should this culturally determined phenomenon and such alternative curative interventions as spiritual healing be more seriously examined as viable ways of defining and treating mental illness? The way in which the self is defined and understood, within different cultural contexts, is employed to explore the differing ways in which psychotic symptoms are understood and ultimately treated.
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